Hope wakes up in the hospital with amnesia, recalling nothing about the accident and her life prior. A man by her bedside introduces himself as Nikolai Alexeev, her brother. He owns many of the top most companies and properties in America. However, the business is a cover-up for the real business that takes place in the shadows. Their Mafia Empire. As Hope begins a new life with Nikolai as the mafia princess, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of their lies taken together.
View MoreJasmine / Hope “Now let me be a little more courageous.” I said, kissing him ever so lightly on the lips. “Why are you behaving so adorably?” He says, as he spun me around and pinned me beneath him. Kissing me deeply, his tongue caressing mine. Why does he make me lose control? I thought as he hugged me closer, leaving trails of fire on my skin everywhere he touched. When I hold him like this, I want him even closer. When his lips touched mine, time seemed to have stopped. My heart thumped in my chest. I can only focus on the softness of his mouth, how exciting it is to capture all his senses. It's not clear if I was dreaming, but the way his fingers closed on mine was pure emotion. I half-opened his eyes, looking at him every time he came back to take a breath, to make sure it was more than just imagination. I wasn’t certain if nature rooted for this second or if my thoughts tricked me into a great present, howe
Jasmine / Hope One year later It’s been a year since Nikolai left. My life has been peaceful ever since. Peaceful and ordinary. I still live as Hope Alexeev. But no one is coming after me now. Nikolai left to make sure he doesn’t put my life in danger again. “Heya there, Hope.” Casper greeted me, as I met with them at our usual spot at Washington Park. “We’re just talking to Xavier over here.” “Hi.” I said greeting Xavier. It didn’t surprise me that Nikolai talked to Xavier before he went away. But it kind of feels unfair that he didn’t come see me before leaving. I don’t know. I could have at least talked to him one last time. See his face for the last time. Convinced him to stay. I guess he’s afraid I would be able to do just that. He could never say no to me. Not especially when he wants the same thing that I want. That is to be together. “How are you doing?” Xavier asks, he visits me more often lately. I think
Nikolai “How long has it been, Nikolai?” Aleil says greeting me at the dock. “I was surprised when I received your call.” Aleil looked the same. With those round rimmed glasses and three piece suit. “Hey, Aleil. You’re looking well.” I commented, as I walked past him, taking the gun from underneath his coat and pointing it at his head. Of course the people who were with him pointed their guns at me as well. “Glad you came, Aleil.” I said, right behind him. “Why did you think I have forgiven you?” Aleil did not say anything. Just fixed his glasses. “Just kidding. I bet you left this thing unloaded.” I said, throwing the gun away. I could tell just by it’s weight that it’s unloaded. He definitely left the magazine empty on purpose. It’s funny how he knew what kind of prank I would pull when we see each other. “What do you want?” He asked. “How about a drink?” I say. “I didn’t think we
Nikolai As soon as I heard those words from his lips I knew exactly what I had to do. Hope’s father probably couldn’t do anything about what’s happening now but I could. Although I’m not sure what it will cost me but I’m willing to risk everything for Hope. “I understand.” I tell him. “Looks like you’ve thought of a way out of this mess.” Joseph Smith says. “As a matter of fact, I do.” I tell him, standing up and getting ready to leave. I should make that call as soon as I can. “I can’t say it’s a pleasure to meet you.” I said, as I stepped out the door. “But thanks for the information.” There was no hostility in his demeanor, and for a moment there seem to be a tinge of gratitude on his face. “Go do what I can’t do for her.” I stood there for a bit after he closed the door. I guess that was his way of thanking me for protecting her daughter although he would never admit that he failed to do the same for her. Hop
Jasmine / Hope I stood in front of the door, thinking if I should knock or not. Well, I think I was raised with enough good manners and right conduct, so I guess I’ll knock, after all. I raised my hand and tapped gently at the door. It would have been safer to do this since who knows what he’ll do if I suddenly barged into the room. He might just kill me himself. Again. Plus, I’m not even sure if the door was unlocked in the first place. I heard footsteps approach the door. For someone as skilled as my father, I always wondered why he always makes such noise whenever he walks. Or maybe he was doing that on purpose. Whereas I always need to be as silent as a ghost. I glanced at the camera in front of the house. The apartment is very much like our own on the outside. I could hear him unlock the door and release the chain on the double lock. Yeah, we had that one in the house too. He opened the door and there in front of me, was a male and
Jasmine / Hope“Oh, wow.” Mom says as she stared at the private jet waiting for us. I can’t blame her, dad barely gave us the bare minimum. Yet here comes Nikolai more than ready to offer me the world at my feet.“Yeah, mom. Get used to it.” I tell her as we boarded the plane.“Hope, dear.” Natasha greeted me at the entrance. It’s obvious she’s been waiting for me all this time.“Natasha!” I cried, rushing towards her to envelope her in a hug. “ya skuchayu po tebe (I missed you)”“Me too, Nadia.” She says, kissing the top of my head. “Tol'ko predstav'te moy uzhas, kogda mne skazali, chto vy sbezhali iz bol'nitsy. (Just imagine my horror when they told me you ran away from the hospital.)”“I’m sorry.” I tell her. “I didn’t mean to worry you.”“It’s okay, dear.” She tel
Jasmine / Hope“Who is this man?” My mom asks as soon as she saw Nikolai.“This is Nikolai, mom.” I tell her. “Nikolai, this is my mom.”“Nice to meet you Mrs Curtis.” Nikolai says, offering his hand.“Please, just call me Sanya.” Mom says, shaking his hand. She did look impressed. I mean, who wouldn’t be impressed by Nikolai? “And I’m not a Mrs., I’m still a Ms. I didn’t actually marry Jasmine’s father.”I don’t see the point in mom tell him all that stuff, Nikolai obviously knows. He’s done his homework. He was just trying to be polite.“And this is Ivan.” I said, ushering him in. Ivan is the person who keeps tabs on me twenty four hours, it’s just proper for her to meet him. He’s like an uncle to me.“My pleasure to meet you, Ms. Curtis.” Ivan says. H e obviously heard w
Jasmine / HopeThe hospital is like a dreamlike landscape: you will be forgotten as if you have never been between two visits, but you are immediately familiar the moment you return. As if they were always there, waiting for you when you were away. The endless branching corridors and circular nursing stations look like the endless labyrinth. Remember that it takes a day or two to get from the corridor to the room. In order not to impress the human brain, they cut themselves into your long-term memory. When you go through the door, you sometimes see a pile of Mylar balloons or a few pale and withered legs. Hospital beds are now in line with the predictions of science fiction, and patients’ vital signs are digitally displayed on the ceiling. Nurses no longer wear white stockings and hats with red crosses in cartoons and pornography, but dresses with very interesting patterns: hearts, teddy bears, sun, flowers, and peace signs, which seem to be some kind of F
Jasmine / Hope“Where are we going, by the way?” I asked Nikolai as we merge onto US-101 N.“We’re going to Bakersfield.” Nikolai says. I turn my head to look at him. “I assume you would want to see your mother.”I just shrugged at him.“We could turn around if you don’t want to meet her.” Nikolai says.“No, it’s okay.” I tell him. “I just can’t let her die in anguish thinking her daughter is dead.”My mom and I were pretty close when I was a kid. Maybe because it was basically just the two of us living together for almost half of my life. She says I was very much like my dad. And I would always surprise her with the things I blurt out. Let’s just say those were not the kind of things you would definitely expect a kid to say. But oh well, I guess it was because I was my father’s daughter after all. My mom and dad’s
Jasmine My dad only had one rule for me - to live my life cautiously. I skirt around another block, a new route. I can’t keep count of how many I’ve taken on the same course. It doesn’t matter which roads I take, as long as I end up in UCLA’s 419-acre campus that sits at the base of Santa Monica Mountains, just five miles from the Pacific Ocean. Though I had to admit, navigating unfamiliar streets had to take a considerable amount of time. I never take the same route in a week. I use one twice at most. One thing my father taught me was to never be predictable. Just as much as I was good at looking for patterns even when I was a kid, I was careful not to leave any traceable patterns to myself. My next class is still in the afternoon, but I left the house early. Whether it be time or place, whoever might be watching me - if there’s actually anyone - would find it hard to tell where I am at any specific time of the day. LA is a dreamy cit...
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